'V n -ing' - Construction 7
| Name: | the prevent something doing construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity causes something not to happen. |
| Verbs: | avoid, preclude, prevent, prohibit, resist, save, stop, not chance, not risk |
| Example: | A safety guard ... will prevent a child coming into contact with a fire. (BNC) |
| Membership: | causation |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; -ing clause: Result
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